Housing for metering equipment



May 29, 1928. 7 1,671,502

H. K. ANSINGH HOUSING FOR METERING EQUIPMENT- Filed July 27. 92 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESSES: INVENTOR Newman K Ansingh.

I I v W 2 ATTORNEY May 29, 1928.

H. K. ANSIN GH HOUSING FOR METERING EQUIPMENT "Filed July 27. 1922 2 sheets-Sheet INVENTOR Newman K Ansingh- WITNESSES:

TTORNEY Patented May 29, 1928.

HERMAN K; Answer-r, or MURRYSVILLE,

HOUSE nnncrnic'a MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OFTENNSYL- VANIA.

Application filed July 27,

" invention relates to outdoor transformer-housings and particularly 'to housings for containing current and voltage transformers used'in connection with watt hour meters installed in outdoor current-dis tributing systems. Heretofore, it has been customary, in cer- 'tain classes of outdoor distributing systems,

I to place the current and voltage transformers and fuses used in connection with watthour meters in housings having bottom, top, .rear and side walls and open. frontsthat are closedby doors that may be pivoted either to the tops of the housings or to the bottoms or the side walls thereof. I

' In order to'provide ample space for the equipments within the housings, it is necessary to make the housings of ample depth.

' The voltage transformers are usually secured to the rear walls of the housings and,

consequently are located at considerable distances' from the'fronts thereof and are relatom wall, side walls and front wallconsti 'tute a cover for the apparatus, the cover betively inaccessible for the purpose of inspection and repair. This'difiiculty is also exi perienced in gaining access to the current transformers which are usually mounted upon the top or the rear walls of the housings.

One object of my invention is to provide a housing wherein rear and top walls are joined to constitute a support for the voltage transformer and the current transformer, respectively, and whereinthe bot-' ing'hinged to the lower portion of the rear wall in such manner that it may be dropped the inspection, replacement andrepair the apparatus.

away therefrom to expose the front, bottom and sides of the apparatus. vBy'reason of this construction, access may be hadto the apparatus within the housing from the sides,

front and bottom thereof, thus facilitating Another object of my invention is to pro vide a housing that may be constructed of sheet metal and which is relatively inex- J'IPATENT OFFICE..-

IPENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGN 'OR TO' .WESTI NG- HOUSING FOR METERING EQUIPMENT.

1922. Serial No. 577,834.

apparent throughout the further description of my invention, are attained by means of the apparatus hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figurel is a'perspective' view of the transformer housing; a i

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the housing, showing; the-coverv inclosed position; and V 1 F ig. 3 is a front elevation of the apparatus shown in F ig. 2, showing the cover removed. I H

Referring to the drawings, the apparatus includes an instrument-supporting portion 4 constituting a rear wall 5 and a top wall 6 of the housing,-and a cover portion 7 constituting side walls 8, a front vwall 9 and a :bottom wall 10 of the housing. The supporting portion 4 is made of a Single sheetof metal that isbent to form the rear and top walls and toproVideflanges' 11 along the edges of the plate- The outer end of the topwall 6 is supported by diagonal braces 12 I e that are connected to the flanges 11 near the outer edge of the'top wall and to the flanges ll'adjacent to the lower edgeof the rear Wall 5; 1 i

' The cover corners'to'constitute a rigid box-like structure. The cover? is hinged to the-rear wall 7 5- by .means of a bolt,13,thatyextends through bothof the flanges 11 on the rear wall, as indicated in the drawings. A tubular spacing memberl lis mounted upon the bolt 13 and serves to prevent inward movement of the side walls f the cover.

The flangesl'lzofthe rear wall 5 are provided with clips15 made of standard angle iron and perforated to receive attaching bolts- 16 by meansof which the housing is secured to cross arms 17 that are mounted upon the pole forsupportingthe transformerhousingi I The outer edge of the front wall 9 is provided with a flange 18 made of standard angle iron. Threaded bolts 19 are prema portion 'i'is made of sheet metal suitably flanged and overlapped at adjacent nently secured to the flange 18 and are provided with wing nuts 21 which serve to re-,

tain the cover in closed position. When the cover is moved to closed position, the bolts 19 enter the slots 22 cut in the free edge of the top wall 6, and thenuts 21 are then secured' upon the outer face-ofv-the. top wall. This construction constitutesxa simple, ef-

fective and inexpensive means forsecuring;v

' cured to the rear wall by brackets 28.

When the cover-is dropped to its open "sition, as indicated inFig. *1, it will be seen that" the transformer and inse apparatus is readily accessible from four sides of -the housing and may readily be inspected or repaired Without interferenceof'the side and bottomwalls. w

- -It W-lll' be seen that the side walls 8 are mounted within the flanges 11 and=that the flan'ges 1 11 are continuous f-rom the lower ex- "trennty of the rear Wall to the-outer extremity of the top wall. The flange 11 overlaps the-edges-of the'cover and prevents the entrance :of moisture into 'the housing. The

side walls 8 arereinforced:by-standard anqsapparent to those skilled in the artv that vag le-iron bars 29 which increase-the rigidity of the cover structure.

While I have described andflillustrated but outemboidi ment of myvinvention, it will :be

'rious changes, modifications, substitutions,

additions and-omissions may be :madein the apparatus illustrated without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention,

as set forth in the appended claims;

I-claim-as my invention: I

1. In an instrument housing, a pair of an- --gularl-y disposed instrumentsupporting wall 1 members I comprising: the :rear and top walls of the housing and constituting a fixed hous- T in-g portion open at the sides; :Erontv and. hot- Itom, :and a movable cover portion: pivotedito the rear wall and constituting front, bottom :and side WallS= of "the housing.

I 2.-Iin an instrument housing,a-i=pai-r :of

eangiularly disposed instrument-supporting wall members'comprisingi rear and topavalls l of the hou-singzaind constitutingza zfixed housportion open at :thesides, front and bot- :tom, means whereby the'swall; members; :may a bev :attachedatoa. .support, :and cover 'porixlOHhlIl-ged to the rearwal-landconstituting from, bottom and side walls of the housing and movable to open position wherein access .maybe had to the instrument from the sides,

front .and bottom of the housing.

3. In an instrument housing, a pair of an- .gularly disposed instrument-supporting wall members comprising-rear and 'topwall'members of the housing and constituting a fixed housing portion open at the sidesffront and bottom, means whereby the wall members .anay be .attache'dto a support, braces connecting the free end of the top wall and the lower portion of: the rear wal'hforrprevent- =ing displacement of the top wall, and acover portion hinged to therear wall and constituting front, bottom iandwsidezwalls EOfrthG housing. I

4. In an instrument housing, .a: PfillTiOfifliIl' 'gularly disposed instrument-supponting wall members comprising rear :and topwa'll mem- ';bers of the housing and constituting-.iaifixed housing portionopen at the Sld8S,';llIOIlt:iflIld bottom, .means whereby the Wall members imayzbeattached to a support, braces connectingthe. free end of the top walliand the lower portionnof therear wall for preventing displacement of the top wall, acover {POIfilOH hinged to the rear ,wall :and constitutingfront, bottom and side Walls of: the housing .and releasable means for retaining the cover .in closed position.

:5. In an instrument housing, a pairofnangularly. disposed instrument-suppouting wall wmembers comprising the rear and top walls of the housing and constitutinga fixed: housing portion open atthe sides,.front andbottom, a cover portion pivoted. to the rear wall and constituting front, bottom and side walls of the housing and adapted to be retained in open position by force of gravity and means io'r-releasably retaining the cover in-c'losed position. I

6.; In an instrument housing, a pair ofan- ,gularly disposed instrumexit-supporting.wall

.members comprising the rear-and top Walls-of i the housing and constituting aafixed housingportion open atthe sides, front and bottom,

the free edge of the top wall being provided with slots,acover portion pivoted to the rear wall iandconst-itutmg front, bottomand side \walls, and ad ustable I means i .on the cover member adapted .to' enter the said slots when the cover is in closed position for retaining the cover in closed position. i

In testimony whereof, I have'h ereuntosubscribed my name this 10th day o f;J11ly,.1.922.

' HERMAN-K.ANSINGH. 

